Oyuki the Virgin

Name: Oyuki the Virgin
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Released: 1935

Kenji Mizoguchi

class conflict moral virtue geishas civil war journey

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Synopsis

When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters.

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